Judy Led the Way

The tradition of bat mitzvah in the synagogue had just begun.

“Judy is a force for change. Lovely.” – Kirkus Reviews

In the 1920's the world was changing for women. Maybe it was time for things to change in the synagogue as well. But when Judy's father, Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, said it was time for her to lead services, she nearly dropped the noodle kugel. It was unthinkable--or was it?